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  • June 2008

    • Ex-Broadcom Boss Charged With Drugging Exec Drinks

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      Ex-Broadcom Boss Charged With Drugging Exec Drinks

      Broadcom's co-founder has been indicted on an astounding spate of federal fraud and narcotics charges, the Wall Street Journal reports. Henry Nicholas III is accused of using and distributing drugs over a seven-year period while directing a criminal stock options-backdating conspiracy that cost the firm billions. Prosecutors claim he secretly spiked the drinks of technology executives and customers with Ecstacy. More »

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      CEO  • drug abuse  • federal indictment  • stock option backdating  • stock options  • Broadcom  • drugging  • backdating scandal

    • Tatum O'Neal Nabbed in Crack Bust

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 2, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Tatum O'Neal Nabbed in Crack Bust

      Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal, who wrote a book on her addiction to drugs and alcohol, was arrested last night for buying crack cocaine down the block from her Manhattan luxury condo, the New York Post reports. O'Neal, who at 10 was the youngest person to win an Oscar, for Paper Moon , was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. More »

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      New York City  • crime  • arrest  • NYPD  • drug abuse  • crack cocaine  • Tatum O'Neal

  • May 2008

    • Winehouse Busted Again

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 8, 08 2:30 AM CDT

      Winehouse Busted Again

      Addled singer Amy Winehouse is out on bail after being arrested again for suspected drug offenses yesterday, the Guardian reports. London police questioned her after a video surfaced that allegedly shows her taking drugs. Winehouse's last arrest was less than two weeks ago, when she was cautioned about an assault. More »

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      Amy Winehouse  • arrest  • singer  • drug abuse

  • April 2008

    • Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      newser  |  Sun (UK)  |  Apr 24, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      Amy Winehouse will be arrested, sources tell the Sun , after assaulting two men during a booze- and drug-induced rampage last night in London. The 24-year-old singer allegedly headbutted a man who was trying to hail a cab for her, and earlier punched a man for refusing to give up his pool table.  More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Heath, Michelle Split Over Drugs

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jan 31, 08 12:49 PM CST

      Heath, Michelle Split Over Drugs

      Heath Ledger's cocaine and heroin use became so bad over the past year that girlfriend Michelle Williams kicked him out of their Brooklyn home and threatened to take custody of daughter Matilda, the New York Post reports. A "drug pal" described partying bouts just as two TV shows decided not to air video of the late actor snorting cocaine two years ago. More »

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      cocaine  • Heath Ledger  • drug addiction  • heroin  • drug abuse  • Michelle Williams

  • November 2007
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  • September 2007

    • Painkiller Is Denied to Poor

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 10, 07 10:08 AM CDT

      Painkiller Is Denied to Poor

      Though morphine is cheap, effective, and widely available, most people sufferering extreme pain don't  get it, the New York Times reports. The poorest 80% of the world’s population consumes only 6% of the pain-killer . Why? Because health care workers in poor countries are afraid to prescribe morphine, or not allowed to. "Opiod phobia" is what one hospice chief in Sierra Leone calls it. More »

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      health  • drugs  • Africa  • health care  • poverty  • drug abuse  • morphine

  • August 2007

    • Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      An apparent drunken car chase has already landed starlet Lindsay Lohan in trouble for drugs and in rehab—when she gets out she'll have small claims court on her busy docket. A passenger in the other car is suing, claiming the alleged pursuit was "one of the most frightening experiences" of her life. More »

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      Hollywood  • alcohol  • actor  • Lindsay Lohan  • drunk driving  • DUI  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

    • Hamas Launches Navy in Gaza

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Aug 10, 07 4:35 PM CDT

      Hamas Launches Navy in Gaza

      Hamas, the Palestinian faction that seized power in the Gaza Strip in June, is launching a naval defense force, reports the Times. They're busy recruiting sailors—even though they don't have any ships.  “The requirements to join are that you have to be a good soldier, be fit, and know how to swim,” said the Navy's only member. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Navy  • Islamic militants  • drug abuse  • boats  • guerilla

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